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Tetrakis(dimethylsulfoxide)dichlororuthenium(II)

96%

• Synonym(s): Dichlorotetrakis(dimethyl sulfoxide)ruthenium
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₈H₂₄Cl₂O₄RuS₄
• CAS Number: 89395-66-4
• Molecular Weight: 484.51
• UNSPSC Code: 12161600
• PubChem Substance ID: 329764798
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• assay: 96%
• form: solid
• reaction suitability: core: ruthenium; reagent type: catalyst
• mp: 192-198 °C
• SMILES string: O=S(C)C.O=S(C)C.Cl[Ru](Cl)O=S(C)C.O=S(C)C
• InChI: 1S/4C2H6OS.2ClH.Ru/c4*1-4(2)3;;;/h4*1-2H3;2*1H;/q;;;;;;+2/p-2
• InChI key: UMJDEUKQHKMAOI-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Description

General description

Tetrakis(dimethylsulfoxide)dichlororuthenium(II), [RuCl₂(dmso)₄] is an organoruthenium compound. It is used as a homogeneous catalyst in organic synthesis.

Tetrakis(dimethylsulfoxide)dichlororuthenium(II) (Ru(DMSO)4Cl2) is a coordination complex generally used as a catalyst in various reactions. In addition, it is also used as a precursor in the synthesis of other ruthenium complexes.

Application

RuCl₂(dmso)₄ can be used as a catalyst for:

• The β-alkylation of secondary alcohols via hydrogen auto-transfer process.
• The oxidation of thioethers (S) to sulfoxides by N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMO).

Tetrakis(dimethylsulfoxide)dichlororuthenium(II) can be used as a precursor in the synthesis of Ru(II)-MEPE (metallo-supramolecular polyelectrolytes) complex, which is used to prepare electrochromic organic-metallic hybrid polymers.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable